The US Supreme Court may have just opened the door to more Florida auto products liability plaintiffs. Today, the high court ordered a lower court to take a second look at its ruling barring a lawsuit blaming Ford Motor Co. for window design defects that allegedly proved fatal during a…
The Consumer Product Safety Commission recently announced two major recalls involving infant products. The most recent recall, which was announced today, involves 500,000 bassinets by Burlington Basket Company. Our Miami products liability law firm is glad to hear that the product is being recalled. Already there are two reports of…
A birthday celebration recently turned deadly when a Hialeah carbon monoxide poisoning incident claimed the lives of five teenagers. The deceased include Miami residents Juchen C. Marctial, 19, Evans Charles, also, 19, Jean Pierre Ferdinand, 16, and Jonas Antenor and Peterson Nazon, both 17. The teens had reportedly gotten together…
In a unanimous vote, the Consumer Product Safety Commission is banning drop side cribs in the United States. The decision removes all drop-side cribs from the market, which means they can no longer be made, sold, or resold. Crib manufacturers have until June 2011 to make sure that all cribs…
US District Judge David A. Katz has been tasked with overseeing all pretrial proceedings in the federal lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson involving DePuy ASR hip replacement systems. DePuy’s ASR XL Acetabular Hip Replacement and ASR Hip Resurfacing Systems were recalled a few months ago over findings that there were…
In West Palm Beach, Florida, five people died on the Florida Turnpike on Friday night when the sport utility vehicle they were riding in rolled over after it blew a tire. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the driver lost control of the Ford Expedition and rolled into a 15-foot…
In Palm Beach County Court and Palm Beach Circuit Court, Florida, 19 more defective products lawsuits have been filed against ConAgra Foods by plaintiffs that say they contracted salmonella after eating the company’s peanut butter. ConAgra Foods recalled its Great Value and Peter Pan peanut butters over a year ago…